South Africa To Lure BPO, IT Majors From India

South Africa is all set to lure the BPO and IT industry from India to its backyard, as majority of the natives feel that Europeans and Americans are more comfortable with the South African English accent. A high-powered business delegation from South Africa on a visit to India to promote trade ties between the two countries said its looking not for making investments here but for Indians to make investments and provide expertise in setting up industries in South Africa. Themba Ngcobo, president of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: For Indians, commencing up a business or investing in Durban will be like setting up a unit in familiar surroundings. The largest concentration of Indians outside the Indian sub-continent is in Durban., South Africa is all set to lure the BPO and IT industry from India to its backyard, as majority of the natives feel that Europeans and Americans are more comfortable with the South African English accent. A high-powered business delegation from South Africa on a visit to India to promote trade ties between the two countries said its looking not for making investments here but for Indians to make investments and provide expertise in setting up industries in South Africa. Themba Ngcobo, president of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: For Indians, commencing up a business or investing in Durban will be like setting up a unit in familiar surroundings. The largest concentration of Indians outside the Indian sub-continent is in Durban.